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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 12:02 AM
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so on the 24th i was supposed to drop my car off at the shop to be finished but the tech that does my work gets in a horrible crash and was in the hospital.(he's fine now)

so today i drop my car off to have some finishing stuff done and get dyno'd

instead the guy at the fab shop cutting the pipe to weld in my blowoff valve and boost gauge somehow gets his hand sucked into a saw and loses part of his thumb before even starting.

I swear a dark cloud follows this car.

on the plus side they are going to pick up the car from my work tomorrow to finish and are doing the dyno tuning for free for the trouble. I must say customer service is top notch.I just wish the curse that follows my TC would go away.
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 12:27 AM
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You got to be kidding me.
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 01:10 AM
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were they able to remove the thumb from the blowoff valve?
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 01:16 AM
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sell it...
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 02:15 AM
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ew.
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 02:26 AM
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jesus christ
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 02:40 AM
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I think it just doesn't like when i let other people touch it
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 02:51 AM
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and/or look at it...
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 03:33 AM
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losing thumb is no laughing matter, but thats something I expect to hear come out of Larry the Cable guys mouth about his beat to hell two truck with stories like that... glad everyone is ok who is touched by the curse of yours car. and PLEASE don't upload any pics of your car to this thread, God knows I got bad enough luck without your car
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 04:00 AM
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I hope that by reading/speaking about your car does not curse us!!

Good Luck with your car anyways and if I were you I would try a simple install just to be sure the car wants to be moded or not by you or anyone!
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 04:03 AM
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when i installed my cai and exhaust prior to the turbo the sky didn't fall on me or anything i hope its not mad about the boost
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 04:58 AM
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You're cursed, man... plain & simple... :-\
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 05:24 AM
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sounds like your luck is about as good as mine.
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 08:06 AM
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u need to have anyone who even thinks about workin on your car sign a release form or something..... poor sap.
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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Perhaps your car is haunted. Maybe you should see about an exorcism. You have apparently already started with human sacrafice........
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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Perhaps your car is haunted. Maybe you should see about an exorcism. You have apparently already started with human sacrafice........
Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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just to let everyone know the blowoff valve was welded today not by me but there were no injuries. still have a clutch and dyno to make it through though
Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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Moment of silence for the clutch install please.
Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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And a prayer that all the people are out of the way of the dyno, just incase it slips off the rollers.
Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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your car = +

i suggest anyone going near this puts on a suit of armor...titanium preferably

seriously thoguh, sorry to hear about everyone getting hurt ...maybe its a sign, that they weren't doing somtheing right to the car, so it retaliated.....



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